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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell her you will not pay for the application fee until she fixes it. She can fix it or find a way to pay for it herself.[/quote]

Fix it according to whom???

From an ethical standpoint, the essay should be only the child’s work. Forcing a kid to take someone else’s edits or not apply is absurd and wrong.[/quote]

I didn’t say force her I just wouldn’t pay for the application. Having someone proofread an essay is not unethical, many college professors will proofread essays during office hours if asked. The fact that she’s being completely stubborn and unwilling to receive feedback is why I wouldn’t pay for it. If she agreed to meet with a teacher or librarian that could make suggestions I’d be ok with that whether she takes the suggestions and applies them or not. Allowing a child to completely disregard the draft writing process for an essay when they’re applying to college just sets them up to think this will be ok in college as well. The point is to teach the lesson and help expand essay writing abilities and learn to accept feedback as part of the process, not to force changes.[/quote]

It’s her essay. It’s her writing. The college is judging her.

And no, good professors don’t proofread essays. They might point out several examples of errors or poor stylistic choices and then tell the student to carefully read their paper and find similar errors and fix them. They do NOT proofread. Please do not teach your kid that she should ask her college professors to proofread her essay in office hours.

Signed, a writing professor [/quote]

+1 and can I put this in all caps? College professors do not proofread essays! Your college kids will be on their own (except maybe for a writing center). Even more shocking, their future bosses will also not proofread their work for them!

(Insert sound of helicopter / lawnmower in the background)
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My DC got lots of instruction and feedback about written assignments prior to handng them in.  It was an incredibly valuable learning experience.  Seek out professors that will help teach your college student to improve their writing.[/quote]

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